{"id":21909,"date":"2018-11-22T20:30:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T00:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=21909"},"modified":"2018-11-22T20:30:24","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T00:30:24","slug":"govt-says-undp-doesnt-owe-barbuda-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/govt-says-undp-doesnt-owe-barbuda-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t Says UNDP Doesn’t Owe Barbuda Contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The United Nations Development Programme has met all its obligations to contractors working in Barbuda.<\/p>

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During a November 6 appearance in Cabinet disaster officials blamed the delay in payment to the processes and procedures of the UNDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That UN body is managing the reconstruction efforts on Barbuda since Hurricane Irma.<\/p>

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The UNDP successfully completed the US$2 million dollar<\/g> China-funded re-roofing project. <\/p>

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More than 250 homes in Barbuda had new rooftops installed by the UNDP, compliments of the People\u2019s Republic of China; the UNDP was required to secure the supplies, but the Government of Antigua and Barbuda paid the contractors for the work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The UNDP does NOT owe any contractors,” the government has underscored.<\/p>

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The organisation<\/g> is preparing to repair the Hanna Thomas Hospital and to acquire new hospital equipment utilizing the US$1 million dollars provided by the Government of India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The UNDP is finalizing the arrangements to begin the work on the hospital within a few weeks; and, that project ought to be completed by May 2019” the government said.<\/p>

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It added that the Barbuda Post Office will also be repaired utilizing this Indian fund.<\/g><\/p>

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The<\/g> European Union has set aside US$15 million for three countries in the Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda. <\/p>\n

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